| Knowing about hermit crab food is necessary for the | | | | find these in the reptile's section, look for them in the |
| happiness of these crabs. In their natural habitats, | | | | bird's section of the pet store. You can also get coral |
| hermit crabs are omnivorous animals, so their diet | | | | dust on the pet store, which can be sprinkled over |
| plan consists of elements from both the plant world | | | | the sand bed of the hermit crab enclosure. The best |
| and the animal world. The key aspect of hermit crab | | | | household method of supplying calcium rich food is to |
| food is to provide a rich source of calcium to the | | | | supply crushed egg shells as crab food. The calcium |
| crabs as calcium is an important element of their | | | | supply is even more important if a crab is molting or |
| body structure. Water is another key aspect of | | | | is preparing for molting. The discarded exoskeleton |
| these crab's diet plan. If you are using commercial | | | | from a these crabs is a rich source of calcium in the |
| food preparations found in pet stores then | | | | crab cage. |
| remember to maintain a balanced diet of food and | | | | Hermit crabs also like delicacies and special treats like |
| water for the crabs. Apart from calcium and water, | | | | fresh fruits, vegetables, leaves, grass, unsalted nuts, |
| another vital constituent of a crab's food is | | | | raisins, popcorns, dried shrimps and planktons. Rotate |
| carotenoids, as this natural pigment is important to | | | | the supply of delicacies in an alternating way to |
| the crab for the sake of its body color. | | | | maintain a balance in the crab diet. Treating these |
| Although, the commercial food options in pet stores | | | | crabs with special delicacies is a great way of earning |
| for these crabs are not as readily available as the | | | | the crab's trust, and very soon the crab might very |
| foods for other exotic animals, yet there are some | | | | well be ready to directly eat from your hand. |
| very good options too. Brand names like Zoo-med | | | | Hermit crabs drink freshwater and they bathe in |
| and organizations like the Florida Marine Research | | | | saltwater. Thus, it is important that both freshwater |
| (FMR) provide some very great food options for | | | | and salt water are present inside the cage. Before |
| these crabs. If the food is not available at the pet | | | | using the freshwater as crab food, ensure that it is |
| stores, then they can be ordered to be shipped to | | | | dechlorinated completely. The bath-water of the |
| your address. Common calcium Vitamin supplements | | | | crabs should also be dechlorinated water. |
| found in pet stores are also used as food for the | | | | These crabs leave uneaten food particles inside the |
| crabs. However, the important point to remember in | | | | cage. It is important to clean the cage often to keep |
| such cases is that, the food is available as pellets and | | | | the cage clean and free from rotting food. It is best |
| it is necessary that the pellets are crushed and given | | | | if the cage is cleaned once daily. While deciding the |
| to these crabs as food. | | | | hermit crab food, it is necessary to check that the |
| The pet store is also an important place to buy the | | | | food provided to the crabs is free from pesticides, |
| natural calcium supply of the hermit crabs. Look for | | | | contaminations, ingredients like copper sulfate and |
| crushed oyster shells, cuttlebones and coral deposits | | | | also harmful food preservatives. |
| as these are rich sources of calcium. If you cannot | | | | |